Póster presentado en el ICES Anuual Science Conference, A Coruña, Spain, 15-19 September 2014There is a growing interest to understand co-existence processes between marine species in the bio-invasion scenario. Xenostrobus securis is a small mussel endemic to the brackish waters of New Zealand and Australia and has been listed among the “100 Worst Invasive Species”. The mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis is successfully cultivated in Galician Rías. Mussel byssus secretion and its functional strength when subjected to distinct substrate and salinity values were evaluated as the basis to understand dominance patterns within mixed-species beds.This study was funded by the project AGL2010-16464 (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spanish Government).Peer reviewe
